Quiet Sunday morning list
noisy diner with
some eggs and hashbrowns/Tabasco
too hot to drink coal black coffee
Or
maybe we need some solitude
shaded back porch with only a few barking dogs in the distance
broken up by some mandolin or other plaintive strings
Or
maybe your calm voice,
telling me it doesn't matter, because it's Sunday
in your syrupy accent, the one that you don't have
thank you AncientSnow
So, Alice Munro.
Recently-deceased Canadian literary icon, one of thirteen women to win the Nobel Prize for literature, and one of my personal literary inspirations. Also, since her youngest daughter published an essay, a controversial figure.
Scan a headline or whatever they call a Tweet these days and read no further—a practice which has helped destroy politics in democratic societies—and you'll get something like, "Alice Munro's daughter was sexually abused by her
…A cybersecurity company, how they brought down 8.5 million Windows machines, and how to fix it.
"This is a very, very uncomfortable illustration of the fragility of the world's core internet infrastructure¹"
—Ciaran Martin
Disclaimer: I am not a security or tech support professional. This writeup is intended as a quick overview rather than a detailed and accurate professional analysis. In
…July 1: Canada Day.
July 4: America Day.
July 15: Side Quest 2024 ends.
July 25: Happy birthday TanisNikana!
July 26: Happy birthday teleny!
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June 3: Saint kevin's Day.
June 4: Aesop's Birthday.
June 11: TerribleAspect's birthday!
June 13: Serjeant's Muse's birthday!
June 16: Bloomsday.
June 19: Juneteenth.
June 20: Side Quest 2024 begins!
June 20: Summer solstice (northern hemisphere) and winter solstice (southern hemisphere).
June 21: nicolasstag's birthday!
June 23: AdamTheDewott's birthday!
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June 28: Tau Day.
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May 1: May day.
May 3: Happy birthday ImConfused!
May 4: May the Fourth be with you!
May 8: Happy birthday E2D2!
May 10: Happy birthday BIII!
May 12: Mother's day in the USA.
May 27: Memorial Day in the USA.
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April 1: The E2 Dadaism Quest starts today! Please show off your Dadaist chops with lots of fig inverted urinal.
April 1: The 2024 LieQuest has been cancelled.
April 12: Yuri's Night
April 22: Happy Earth Day, fellow earthlings!
April 23: Saint George's Day.
April 24: Happy birthday, Rancid_Pickle!
April 30: Walpurgis Night.
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March 14th: Pi day.
March 10th: Daylight saving time celebrated by many.
March 19th: The first equinox of the year.
March 31st: Happy birthday mad girl's love song!
Get ready for LieQuest 2024, starting on April 10th!
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